was completely wonderful.
Cousin N. had it at her house, which is a stone’s throw from ours. I bundled Rainbow up into the Baby Bjorn and walked over. Aunt D. saw me en route and pulled over to walk with me and catch her first glimpse of her new nephew.
It was a mostly family event, with [...]
Archive for March, 2009
shower #2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
treasure room
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adoption, spiritual stuff on March 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s not one voice but many that surround me, and they are laughing and so proud and downright boisterous and certainly cannot be ignored:
See? SEE?!! Didn’t we TELL you that you would be provided for?
(They laugh uproariously here, because I have been so much more than just provided for. Priceless treasure is heaped at my [...]
shower #1
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adoption, family on March 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
was completely wonderful.
Rainbow and I went to my mother’s house for a casual “Viewing Party” that also involved a lot of gifting of very cute baby boy outfits and accessories. I always get a pang when I drive up to my mother’s house, since that’s where Ward spent his last minutes and where he had his accident, [...]
the perils of cheapskatitude
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, random chitchat on March 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Frugal Self: Ah look! The birth announcements are here! And they are most certainly legible!
Tasteful Self: Yes. Here they are.
Frugal Self: And that’s Rainbow’s picture all right!
Tasteful Self: Indeed. Interesting how his vibrant, mottled coral skin contrasts with his garish blue blanket and the faded blue-gray background.
Frugal Self: No additional postage here, baby!
Tasteful Self: Quite. Flimsy, thin paper [...]
But urine is sterile, right?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged random chitchat on March 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Every now and then, I sweat profusely during the night. I think it’s when I’m bundled up a bit too much. So, last night, when I woke up to wet sheets, I thought that I had gotten hot from sleeping close to Rainbow and sweated all over him. I moved him out of the wet [...]
it’s Tuesday and all is well
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adoption, family on March 24, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Rainbow is still (surprise!) completely adorable and cuddly and amazing. We’ve been going on walks in the front pack and having bottles outside in this glorious weather, and he’s introduced himself to a lot of friends and neighbors.
He is sleeping and eating like a pro. We switched to a doctor recommended formula (Similac advance) and [...]
family
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adoption, spiritual stuff on March 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
So, I was thinking this evening, as I held Rainbow and listened to Van Morrison’s more spiritual stuff with Daddy J, more about how we were all drawn together. Meant to be a family.
Not a declaration from a paternal God so much: I decree that this boy will be yours! And not so [...]
checking in from happy land
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adoption on March 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
All is well here. Wonderfully so.
But (and I think I’ve heard this before) newborns take a lot of time and attention. This is a child who likes to be held. (Who has a mama who likes to hold him, so that works out.)
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Rainbow had his two week checkup (at two weeks and [...]
annnnd another monday is here…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I had a post all written about my burning, bitter hatred of governmental forms and inter-state protocols that must be completed and overnighted and NOT faxed or emailed – NO HO HOOO! – because that would be too efficient and time-saving for adoptive parents who just want to bring their child home and have [...]
exhaling
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adoption, Rainbow on March 12, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Yesterday morning, F and J permanently terminated their parental rights in front of a judge.
Which officially closes the they-can-change-their-minds window.
AHHHHHHHHHH…
Rainbow will for sure be coming home with us, his family.
On the you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me side of things, I may well have to wait until next week to come home as this last paperwork gets cleared by the [...]
